Isaiah 34:17 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And He hath cast for them a lot, And His hand hath apportioned [it] to them by line, Unto the age they possess it, To all generations they dwell in it!
English ASV
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
English Amplified
And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has portioned [Edom] to [the wild beasts] by measuring line. They shall possess it forever; from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has portioned [Edom] to [the wild beasts] by measuring line. They shall possess it forever; from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
He has cast the lot for them; his hand allotted their portion with a measuring line. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
For he himself hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them with the line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
English EASY 2024
The Lord has decided where each one will live. He measures a place for every kind of animal and bird. The land will always belong to them to live in. It will be their home from one century to the next.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
God decided what he should do with them, and then he chose a place for them. He drew a line and showed them their land. So the animals will own that land forever. They will live there year after year.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
He has cast the lot for them; his hand has portioned it out to them with the line; they shall possess it forever; from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
It is the Lord who will divide the land among them and give each of them a share. They will live in the land age after age, and it will belong to them forever.
English God's Word - GW 1995
He is the one who throws dice for them, and his hand divides up {the land} for them with a measuring line. They will possess it permanently and live there for generations.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
He has ordained a lot for them; His hand allotted their portion with a measuring line. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
English KJV 1611
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
English LSB
He has cast the lot for them, And His hand has divided it to them by line. They shall possess it forever; From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it to them by line. They shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
He has cast the lot for them, And His hand has divided it to them by line. They shall possess it forever; From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
It is he who casts the lot for them, and with his hands he marks off their shares of her; They shall possess her forever, and dwell there from generation to generation.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The Lord will decide what part of the land goes to each animal. Then he will give each one its share. It will belong to them forever. And they will live there for all time to come.
English NIV
He allots their portions; his hand distributes them by measure. They will possess it forever and dwell there from generation to generation.
English NKJ 1982
He has cast the lot for them, And His hand has divided it among them with a measuring line. They shall possess it forever; From generation to generation they shall dwell in it.”
English NLT
He has surveyed and divided the land and deeded it over to those creatures. They will possess it forever, from generation to generation.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
He has cast the lot for them, his hand has portioned it out to them with the line; they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall live in it.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
He is the one who apportioned it to them by lot, whose hand measured the share of each. They will possess it for all time and dwell there throughout the ages.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
He has cast the lot for them, his hand has portioned it out to them with the line; they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
He has surveyed and subdivided the land and deeded it to those doleful creatures; they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation.
English Tyndale 1537
Upon whomsoever the lot falleth, or to whom he dealeth it with the line: those shall possess the inheritance from generation to generation, and dwell therein.